SETCA honors area coaches

Steve McCarty and Randy Theriot, former head football coaches at West Orange-Stark and Orangefield, respectively, were inducted into the Southeast Texas Coaches Association Hall of Honor Saturday in Beaumont.

Cornel Thompson of West Orange-Stark was honored as 2016 football coach of the year and Orangefield natives T.J. Reed and Greg Peveto were honored as assistant coach of the year and referee of the year, respectively.

Other awards announced Saturday included: Dena Adkins, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, boys cross country coach of the year; Steve Griffith, LC-M, baseball coach of the year; Bart Williams, LC-M, girls golf coach of the year; John Davis, Orangefield, boys powerlifting coach of the year; and Terry Joe Ramsey, West Orange-Stark, girls powerlifting coach of the year.